Richard Falconer

Richard "Rick" Falconer is a Senior Managing Director at Coremix Capital, LLC, a Vancouver, Washington-based family office and investment firm founded in 2013. Coremix describes itself as the investment and management arm of a family office, with specialties including acquisition and growth financings, accounts receivable financing, real estate acquisitions, equipment leasing/purchases, and brand building.

Before Coremix, Falconer was Chief Financial Officer of Avid Health, Inc., the Vancouver-based maker of Vitafusion and L'il Critters gummy vitamins. In Church & Dwight's 2012 stock purchase agreement for Avid Health, Richard Falconer signed on behalf of Avid Health as Chief Financial Officer. Church & Dwight completed the Avid Health acquisition on October 1, 2012 for approximately $650 million; its 2012 annual report recorded the purchase price at $652.3 million.

Falconer's earlier career included finance roles at Interlogix Corp., General Electric, and Arthur Andersen LLP. MarketScreener lists him as previously VP Finance at Interlogix, Audit Manager at Arthur Andersen, and a principal at General Electric. His education is listed as Oregon State University.

• Coremix provides flexible capital across the debt-equity spectrum, combining financing with business insight and operational guidance.
• The firm says: "Initial investments range from $1 to $15 million."
• Coremix invests in companies "at all stages of their development," but its disclosed deal history is concentrated in growth capital and middle-market financing rather than seed angel investing.
• Transaction types include recapitalizations, management-led buyouts, growth financing, corporate divestitures, acquisition financings, and sponsored or unsponsored transactions.
• Coremix emphasizes founder/operator support: it says it understands entrepreneurs, has "a passion for growing companies," and focuses on translating vision into execution, managing risk, and maximizing profitability.
• Falconer's MobileRQ quote suggests interest in category growth and customer engagement: he said MobileRQ could help customers "engage with consumers in significant ways whenever and wherever they are."